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The house of Representatives has taken preliminary steps to strip State independent electoral commissions of the power to conduct local government elections....

President BOLA TINUBU has announced a 30-day National Youth Conference aimed at addressing key challenges and opportunities for Nigeria's youth, who make up over 60% of the population. ...

The Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has graciously extended mercy to 117 convicts currently serving prison terms in the state....

The Federal Government has initiated emergency repairs on the deteriorating 7 km stretch of the Lagos-Sango-Otta-Abeokuta road, a crucial route that has faced significant neglect in recent years....

Youths in the Igbaja community in the Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, on Tuesday, took to the streets, protesting the murder of the commandant of a vigilante group, Chief Lukman Balogun....

A Russian strike on the center of the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson killed seven people on Tuesday, the regional prosecutor’s office said.Video published by the region’s governor showed debris and broken glass strewn around a market, while several bodies lay on the pavement.Kherson city lies on the western bank of the Dnipro River, a de-facto front line between Russian forces in the east and Ukrainian forces in the west.Russian forces withdrew from the ci...

No fewer than 150 passengers are feared missing following a boat accident in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State....

In a recent statement in Abeokuta, FATGBEMS Group's Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Ayodele Odulaja, expressed the company's dedication to initiatives that foster both physical and mental growth. Speaking to sports journalists following the Lotus Bank Abeokuta 10-kilometer race, Odulaja highlighted the crucial role of sports in fostering unity and peaceful coexistence. He emphasized the importance of expanding sports beyond football, noting the disappointing performance of athletes in Pa...

The Bank of Industry BOI has emphasized that Nigeria must enhance its production capacity to achieve a one trillion-dollar economy by 2026.The Divisional Head of Services, BOI, Isa Omagu, stated this on at the 2024 annual conference of the Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria in Lagos with the theme, “Nigeria’s Journey Towards a $1 trillion Economy: Impact of Banks’ Re-capitalisation, Opportunities for Fintechs and Real Sector”.Omagu noted that t...